Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 9/1/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+114) Texas (-135)

The Texas Rangers (75-58) host the Minnesota Twins (69-65) at Globe Life Field on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Twins at +114 and the Rangers open at -135. The total is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Ryan and Max Scherzer.

Minnesota has a slugging % of .421 and have been called out on strikes 1,382 times, while drawing a walk on 463 occasions. They have earned 578 RBI's in addition to 1,083 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .239. The Twins have tallied 224 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 187 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 603 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which is 14th in baseball.

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The Twins hold a team ERA of 3.94 this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 1,264 batters. Twins pitchers have given up 160 long balls in addition to 557 runs in total (7th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 375 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.95 as a squad for the year. Minnesota has given up 1,076 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 526 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.37 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.21.

The Twins have dispatched 399 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 base runners on the season with 30.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have earned 31 saves this year and have blown 26 of their 57 chances to get a save. The Twins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 54.4% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 67 holds for the season (17th in MLB). Twins pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 103 times and also have had 153 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,638 innings, ranking them 9th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have earned 3,546 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,022 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them sitting 7th in MLB, and have accumulated 98 double plays.

Ryan (24-17 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.01 while he has gone up against 1,247 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 254 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 79 walks. His earned run average is 3.93 (133 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.093. Ryan has taken the hill for 304 innings and has racked up 340 strikeouts during his career.

The Rangers have a team SLG% of .454 and they tally 5.55 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have 283 two-baggers, while walking 475 times as well as racking up 738 runs. Texas has tallied 184 HRs this year and 708 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 1,167 occasions (14th in baseball) and have tallied 1,240 base hits. The Texas Rangers are sitting with an OBP of .338 as well as a batting average of .268 this year.

The Rangers have a WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 4.20 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (1,105 strikeouts against 393 walks). They rank 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,064. They have allowed 154 long balls and they yield 4.31 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Texas pitching staff have allowed 565 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.09 (536 earned runs yielded).

Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.7% out of their 199 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 126 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 119 save situations, the Rangers have accumulated 66 holds in addition to 26 blown saves. They sit at 26th in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 369 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Texas has had relievers step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 120 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in baseball). The Rangers have racked up 1,157 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 3,488 putouts for the season. In 10,464 innings on the field, the Rangers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (3rd in baseball).

Scherzer (213-107 career record) has earned a 3.14 earned run average while conceding 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.53 and he has faced 11,394 hitters in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 984 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.077 and a FIP of 3.2. During his pro baseball career, Scherzer has surrendered 2,296 hits while earning 3,354 K's in 2,820 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Texas (-135) and under 8.5 runs

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